The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim. His struggle was captured in the 2021 documentary entitled Val which documented his career and health issues. In 2020, he published his memoir entitled, I'm Your Huckleberry: A Memoir. He also underwent chemotherapy and two tracheotomies. Since 2015, Kilmer has privately struggled with throat cancer he had a procedure on his trachea that damaged his vocal cords to the point where he had extreme difficulty speaking. 'If there is an award for the most unsung leading man of his generation, Kilmer should get it,' wrote critic Roger Ebert, 'he has shown a range of characters so convincing that it's likely most people, even now, don't realize they were looking at the same actor.'

He continued acting in films such as The Ghost and the Darkness (1996), The Island of Dr. He replaced Michael Keaton portraying Bruce Wayne/Batman in Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever (1995). Kilmer's stardom continued, as he was often cast as a main character in critically acclaimed films such as the western Tombstone (1993), and the crime dramas True Romance (1993), and Heat (1995). Kilmer gained acclaim for his portrayal of Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone's The Doors (1991). Originally a stage actor, Kilmer found fame after appearances in comedy films, starting with Top Secret! (1984) and Real Genius (1985), as well as the military action film Top Gun (1986) and the fantasy film Willow (1988). Val Edward Kilmer (born December 31, 1959) is an American actor.

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